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I’m pleased and relieved to report that today was a much better day than the last few have been. This morning R and I dropped the PC into Logical Computers in Stratford, where the chap made a “Hmmm…” noise when … Continued

“Do you think she’s seen us?” “With all these nettles? Nah – you’re fine. Just keep your head down and she’ll never spot us.” Good things that happened today: 1. I got an email to say that the 5D is … Continued

At the Alternative Olympic Games, two members of the Neoascia Mixed Gymnastics Squad mistimed a vault in practice, and found themselves the subject of an IAOC investigation and some lurid speculation in the tabloid press…. “What shiny little hoverflies,” I … Continued

A parterre wouldn’t be to everyone’s taste – in fact, I’m not sure that it sits wholly comfortably within mine – but I do admire the precision of this design at Hanbury Hall, and the amount of work that has … Continued

Not so much as a measly taste… R and I were wandering back to the car along Waterside in Stratford this afternoon, when we spotted this family of 3+dog sitting on the edge of the quay. At least, the humans … Continued

I mentioned the Stratford Chain Ferry the other day, but blipped Chesterton Windmill instead. Today I was in Stratford for errands and coffee with a husband who appeared to have gained two inches in height and lost about five years … Continued

I was sitting at my desk yesterday, watching a sharp shower blow through the village and wondering what to do with myself, and I picked up Simon Jenkins’ book England’s Thousand Best Churches (which was still to hand from my … Continued

“Jake! Hey, Jake! Puss, puss, puss! Jake! Jakey! Cat! Hey, Jake! Jaaaake! Frrrrrrt! Jake! Jake, considering the amount of time you spend toileting in my garden, I’d say the least you could do in return is pose for a photo… … Continued

Really – what were they thinking? I finally got myself together this morning and drove up to Solihull to return the broken kettle to John Lewis. I thought for a moment that there might be going be a Nasty Incident, … Continued

I’m never entirely sure when I see them do this whether they’re washing their front legs or using them to scrape their tongues clean of something. Either way it’s impressive. If I had a tongue as long and sticky as … Continued